CDR Law

2019
Scientific Report
Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP)
International Policy/Guidance
Carbon Dioxide Removal → Ocean and Coastal CDR
Carbon Dioxide Removal → Ocean Iron Fertilization
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage → Carbon Capture and Storage
Convention on Biological Diversity, London Convention/London Protocol, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Paris Agreement, Marine Sequestration

Summary/Abstract

This report examines a wide range of marine geoengineering techniques to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and provides a comprehensive review of the international frameworks that govern these techniques. The report recommends (a) that a coordinated framework for proposing marine geoengineering activities, submitting supporting evidence and integrating independent expert assessment must be developed and (b) that a greater expertise on wider societal issues is sought with the aim to establish a knowledge base and provide a subsequent analysis of the major gaps in socio-economics and geopolitics.